Chapter 242: Prelude to the Coming Crisis

Bursts of wails suddenly echoed in the mountains from the gathering place that was lively because of the bonfire, accompanied by the inexplicable vibrations of the ground and the mountains, which completely broke the lively atmosphere in just a moment, making all the Tut people who planned to relax instantly tense.

"What's going on?" Rachel got up and picked up a Tut kid who was frightened by the strange noise, and looked at Ada, the captain of the personal guard, next to her, and asked, but it was only Ada's equally confused expression that responded to her.

Rachel was inexplicably worried about the shaking that affected the gathering place, and the waves of wailing from the outside world continued to irritate the nerves of the Tut people, and the children who had been frolicking around returned to their parents, while the rest of the young warriors nervously looked around the gathering place for possible accidents.

"This kind of scream, is it King Red!?" Solri, who was covered in gauze in many places on his body, heard the distinctive cry and immediately identified the main body of the sound, "But, why..."

King Red's cry of pain, apparently suffering, made Thorry a little puzzled, but it was obviously impossible to come to the right conclusion just by standing here and guessing, and Rachel noticed the source of the sound.

"A monster during the day? And it doesn't seem to be far from the gathering place..."Rachel, who recognized King Thunder's voice, frowned as she listened carefully to the direction of the sound, even though she had a lot of confidence in the defense of this gathering place, but in the face of a giant monster like King Thunder, the defense of the gathering place was still very weak.

With the geographical advantage of the gathering place, Rachel would still be confident that she would be able to organize her people to fight back if it was an alien hunter, but if it was the kind of large and powerful monster she saw during the day, they would have basically lost the ability to fight back...

"I'll take a look." Zhu Xingzhen, who was sitting in a remote corner and thinking about the girl's question alone, came out at this time and offered to find out the location of King Red and the reason for his wailing.

At present, only the stars in the entire gathering place really have the ability to go outside the gathering place to investigate the situation and guarantee that they can get out of the whole body, and no one else, including Sori, can guarantee that they will be able to do this.

Moreover, that King Thunder was also a hidden danger left by Zhu Xingzhen's own failure to break through in time, so Zhu Xingzhen planned to use this opportunity to completely remove this violent factor that seriously threatened the safety of the Tut tribe.

"You're going alone? No, it's too dangerous! Although Zhuxing really thought that there was not much danger in this trip, it was an obvious death-seeking behavior for Rachel and the others, so Rachel directly refused Zhuxing to really act alone.

Not to mention the monster whose situation is unknown, the biggest threat is the fact that the alien hunter likes to be active at night, so how could Rachel let the stars really go to investigate the situation alone?

"Well, I'll follow him too, after all, I'm still familiar with the road conditions around here." Rachel didn't know the true abilities of the stars, but Sori knew it, and Sori, who roughly guessed the true thoughts of the stars, immediately opened his mouth and added to Rachel.

"You can't do it! Don't forget that you're still a wounded! Unexpectedly, Sori's words were rejected more directly by Rachel, and when this situation happened, Sori could only smile bitterly, who made him really a wounded man now...

"Patriarch, let me go with this Mr. Traveler!" Just when the atmosphere between the two sides was about to reach a stalemate, Ada, as the captain of the patriarch's personal guard, stood up and took the initiative to ask for help, planning to set off with Zhu Xingzhen to the outside world to investigate the specific situation.

In the past, Ada was also the captain of Rachel's brother Frey's personal guard, and he was quite familiar with the nearby geography after serving as the captain of the two-term captain, and he also had the ability to convince Rachel to save his life from the alien hunter many times.

"This..."Ada's ability Rachel is also quite clear, and she is also a little moved by Ada's request, unknown situations are always easy to frighten, and it is naturally best to get the exact situation.

But the current Tut clan really can't afford to lose their people again, so Rachel is a little hesitant now.

"Patriarch, this boy Ada is recognized as the most valiant warrior among the Tuts, and as a leader, you should trust his abilities." Just as Rachel was hesitating, Elder Garcia, who was supported by two female clansmen, walked out of the crowd tremblingly and persuaded Rachel.

“... Good! I'm granting your request, but—" Elder Garcia's words seemed to give Rachel, who was hesitating, a shot in the arm that gave Rachel a boost in her heart, and Rachel immediately agreed to Ada's request without hesitation, but before Ada could respond to Rachel, she added, "I'm going with you too!" ”

"What?! But the patriarch..."Hearing that Rachel was also going out with them to investigate the situation, Ada subconsciously wanted to object, but Rachel directly interrupted Ada's speech in a resolute tone: "It's decided, as the patriarch, I have the obligation to ensure that the clansmen are not disturbed by the outside world!" ”

"As one of the patriarch's guards, I also have a reason to set off with you." Rachel's voice Fang Luo Sori had already expressed his wishes, and then smiled and added to Rachel, who was a little stunned and about to refuse, "Isn't it my duty as the patriarch's personal guard to protect the safety of the patriarch?" ”

"Even if we are, we can go at any time!" Sori's words immediately resonated with the rest of the guards, and the strong men of the guards who had only gone out to look for food during the day immediately stepped forward to Rachel and pleaded, wanting to set off outside the gathering place together.

"Everyone—" Rachel looked at the resolute-eyed clansmen in front of her, especially the large and small wounds covered by the yellowed gauze all over their bodies, which made Rachel a little overwhelmed.

Such an enthusiastic request would have been quite demoralizing if it had been refused, but Rachel was really embarrassed to see the injuries on her people, they had already toiled all day to find food in the gathering place during the day, and now they should continue to fight with their injuries?

But the earnest gaze of the people made it difficult for Rachel to refuse...

"It's just a simple search for information, too many people will only increase the chance of danger, and the current situation is enough for the four of us to go." Just when Rachel felt embarrassed, Zhuxing, who was the first to propose to go out, really helped her out in a timely manner, and the reason was very sufficient.

Leaving the defensive circle of the gathering place at night is obviously not a good suggestion, because this has a huge advantage for the alien hunters who never rely on their eyes to hunt their prey, but the situation they are facing now is somewhat special, so they have to risk going out to investigate information, but if there are too many people going out, it can only increase the possibility of being discovered by the alien hunters wandering nearby, so Zhu Xingzhen's words directly made those Tut strong men who planned to accompany Rachel on their departure speechless.

"Then it's decided, I'll go out with Ada, Sori, and Mr. Zhen to investigate the situation, but you can't be negligent during this time, and be ready to deal with unexpected situations at any time!" After nodding gratefully to the stars who had come out to relieve him, Rachel immediately regained her momentum as the patriarch and gave orders to all the clansmen who had gathered, and she began to prepare to go out.

"Yes!" The people in the gathering place, including Sori, replied in unison and scattered, Ada and Sori, who had gone out with Rachel, went to prepare the necessary equipment for going out, while the rest of the clan first placed all the children in the house, and then prepared according to Rachel's instructions, trying their best to be ready for emergencies when they came.

Suddenly, only Zhu Xingzhen, who didn't need anything to prepare, stood alone by the bonfire, looking at the constantly beating bonfire and thinking to himself, and the crystal in his hand was shining with colorful colors under the light of the fire, but unfortunately no one had the leisure to enjoy this rare beautiful color at this moment...

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(1st Update)